I'm new and fresh out of a manic/hypomanic phase. The details are horribly embarassing but not as bad as they could have been given my thought process. I switched from a primary doctor to a psychiatrist in Novermber 2013 after I ended up inpatient for suicidal thoughts. My new psychiatrist diagnosed me with major depression and started taking me off Abilify. I agree with this because the dose was making me basically catatonic.

I called my psychiatrist's office and moved up my appt. I'm seeing my therapist this week and she's aware of my latest episode. She originally diagnosed me with bipolar II.

I'm here because I need to talk and figure out how to manage my illness. Which is funny because I have a masters of social work.